Wapley House is a detached house in Coombe, Presteigne, Presteigne (LD8 2HL). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Sold November 2022 for £795,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
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Wapley House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2025
Proposed erection of wooden double garage and attached carport.
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Wapley House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£870,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 25 years.
£795,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 25 years.
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What we flagged
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
10 November 2022Most recent
£795,000
+26.2%over 4 years26 July 2018
£630,000
+12.5%over 8 years30 June 2010
£560,000
+129.5%over 12 years24 October 1997
£244,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2HL: £185,000 (2021–1999).

Holywell Bridge — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB